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9780486248172

The Dance of Siva Essays on Indian Art and Culture

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486248172

  • ISBN10:

    0486248178

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-09-14
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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Summary

Preeminent authority unfolds vast metaphysic of India: revelation of her art, conception of the universe, social organization, etc. 27 reproductions of art.

Author Biography

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877–1947) was an Indian philosopher, Orientalist, and art historian who served as curator of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. He was also a co-founder of the Traditionalist School and active in promoting the Perennial Philosophy that underlies the world's religions.

Table of Contents

Foreword
What Has India Contributed to Human Welfare?
Hindu View of Art: Historical
Hindu View of Art: Theory of Beauty
That Beauty is a State
Buddhist Primitives
The Dance of Siva
Indian Images With Many Arms
Indian Music
Status of Indian Woman
Sahaja
Intellectual Fraternity
Cosmopolitan View of Nietzsche
Young India
"Individuality, Autonomy and Function"

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